cancer
Few Studies and Variable Opioid Misuse Rates in Cancer Patients Highlight Need for Better Research
The prevalence of opioid misuse risk varied between 2.4% and 35.4%, with a pooled prevalence of 12.3%.
AUGUST 6, 2024
NSAID, Aspirin Exposure Found to Lower Cancer, Mortality Risk in Patients With Liver Disease
Exposure to aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is associated with a lower risk for cancer and ...
JANUARY 15, 2024
A Patient Model for Opioid Tapering in Cancer Survivors
Lowering opioid doses may offer safety and other benefits for cancer survivors, but it’s important to have a ...
JULY 26, 2023
IV Methadone Effective for Refractory Pain Associated With Cancer
Switching to IV methadone (IV-ME) can provide pain relief in patients with cancer who fail to receive sufficient ...
JULY 11, 2023
Spinal Cord Stimulation Could Benefit Cancer Patients
Data from a recent animal study show that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) reduced chemotherapy-induced peripheral ...
JUNE 2, 2023
Do General Opioid Prescription Guidelines Affect Oncologists’ Prescribing Patterns?
Guidelines aimed at reducing opioid prescriptions among all U.S. physicians led to a decrease in prescribing ...
MAY 8, 2023
ASCO Provides New Guideline for Opioids in Cancer Care
After extensive research and review, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has updated its guideline to ...
JANUARY 27, 2023
Post-Treatment Opioid Use Prevalent in Young Sarcoma Patients
New persistent opioid use occurred in nearly one-fourth of adolescents and young adults with sarcoma taking opioids ...
JULY 6, 2022
Case Study Shows SCS Efficacy for Intractable Pain in Acute Inpatient Setting
A case study found a patients with unrelenting cancer-related pain and other complications of metastatic disease ...
JUNE 27, 2022
Radiofrequency Ablation Provides Durable Benefits for Patients With Bone Metastases
In a large prospective, multicenter trial, radiofrequency ablation resulted in rapid, significant and durable ...
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Leveraging the EHR Among Tools for Boosting Biosimilars
Despite the promise of huge savings with biosimilars—an estimated $140 billion in discounted spending over ...
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Thoracic Paravertebral Block Improves Pain, Quality of Recovery Post-Mastectomy
It’s not only pain scores that can be improved with a preoperative nerve block—the whole quality of ...
OCTOBER 8, 2021
